Organised crime
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Crime
How a failed bid to carve up Melbourne’s illegal tobacco trade sparked a violent war
A failed bid to form a “commission” among major crime players that would set turf boundaries and split profit from the lucrative illicit tobacco trade ignited a war that has resulted in 100 firebombings and escalating violence.
- by Chris Vedelago and Marta Pascual Juanola
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‘You’re an idiot’: Judge lashes bikie’s sister in sending her to jail
The sister of an exiled Comanchero bikie was yesterday sent to prison for 15 months for her part in laundering in almost a million dollars of dirty cash.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
‘When my time’s up, my time’s up’: How Sam ‘The Punisher’ Abdulrahim became most hunted in Melbourne’s underworld
The boxer and ex-bikie has survived shootings, bashings and firebombings. There’s a $1 million bounty on his head. We find out why criminals and police say he’s made enemies everywhere.
- by Chris Vedelago
Mongols bikie’s dash with $10,000 cash after encrypted app arrest
Accused drug importer Emmanuel Kappos was arrested at Melbourne Airport bound for North Cyprus after a federal police crackdown on the encrypted Ghost app.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
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Crime
Cocaine worth hundreds of thousands of dollars was left in a Sydney park. It wasn’t there for long
Police allege the notorious gang known as The Commission used car parks, suburban streets and parks across the city to sell an eye-watering amount of cocaine.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Cocaine ‘top dogs’ hit, $1.8b Sydney crime gang busted, police say
“The Commission” is alleged to have controlled the price and supply of drugs feeding Sydney’s booming cocaine market.
- by Jessica McSweeney
Analysis
Naked City
The predators that locked doors can’t stop
Criminal syndicates will provide anything for a price – and that includes child abuse material. For police, it’s a race against time to rescue the victim.
- by John Silvester
Uncle and nephew in blame game over alleged ‘sophisticated drug network’
The pair were arrested alongside NRL player Brandon Wakeham and face a raft of serious drug supply charges.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
Analysis
Naked City
From bungled drug drops to deep-sea mysteries, water policing is getting busier
Outlaw motorcycle gangs and Middle Eastern syndicates, many with a background in car theft and re-birthing, are moving into the marine world.
- by John Silvester
Alleged drugs kingpin Angelo Pandeli deported from Dubai
The Hells Angels bikie boss, once described by law enforcement as among Australia’s most influential drug traffickers, has landed back in Australia.
- by Clare Sibthorpe and Perry Duffin
The elusive family and the secrets behind The Star’s new casino owners
The family that took legal action to suppress a report into Star’s suitability to hold a casino licence has a long history of escaping scrutiny.
- by Harriet Alexander
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